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EP9 battery pallet jettisoned from ISS in 2021. Reentry Mar 8th/9th. Wont totally burn up
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07-03-2024 04:54PM#1
Watch out .. mind your heads
Japan's HTV9 cargo ship visited ISS in May-Aug 2020. It left behind, attached to ISS, a 2633 kg equipment pallet carrying 9 discarded Station batteries. This pallet was heaved overboard by the Canadarm-2 on 2021 Mar 11 and is expected to make an uncontrolled reentry tomorrow.
Reentry of the EP-9 battery pallet jettisoned from ISS in 2021 is currently predicted (by Space Force) between 1230 UTC Mar 8 and 0830 UTC Mar 9. It will not totally burn up on reentry - about half a tonne of fragments will likely hit the Earth's surface.
Some bits of battery casing will survive.
Picture of EP-9 after jettison from ISS:
Post edited by aidanodr on0
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